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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has scheduled a meeting from October
4 -6 in Rockville, Maryland.
Among the topics to be discussed will be an
application for a power uprate for the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in
Iowa, a license renewal application for Florida's Turkey Point nuclear plant
Units 3 and 4, and the NRC staff's readiness assessment for future plant designs.
A complete agenda is attached.
The meeting, most of which is open to the public,
will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agency's Two White Flint North building,
at 11545 Rockville Pike. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day.
For additional information on the meeting
or schedule changes, please contact Dr. Sher Bahadur at 301-415-0138. ACRS
meeting notices, transcripts and letters are available on the internet .
ACRS MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
8:30 - 8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) - The
ACRS Chairman will make remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
8:35 - 10:15 A.M.: Duane Arnold Core Power Uprate (Open/Closed) - The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives
of the NRC staff, the Nuclear Management Company, Limited Liability Corporation
(LLC), and General Electric Nuclear Energy regarding the license amendment
request to increase the core thermal power level for the Duane Arnold Energy
Center and the associated staff's Safety Evaluation Report (SER).
[NOTE: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss General Electric
Nuclear Energy proprietary information applicable to this matter.]
10:35 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.: Readiness Assessment for Future Plant Designs
and the Staff Proposal Regarding Exelon's Regulatory Licensing Approach for
the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Open) - The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
staff's readiness assessment for future plant designs and the staff proposal
regarding Exelon's regulatory licensing approach for the Pebble Bed Modular
Reactor.
1:30 - 2:30 P.M.: Action Plan to Address ACRS Comments and Recommendations
Associated with the Differing Professional Opinion (DPO) on Steam Generator
Tube Integrity (Open) The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's action
plan to address the ACRS comments and recommendations, which are included
in NUREG-1740, "Voltage-Based Alternative Repair Criteria," associated with
the DPO on steam generator tube integrity.
2:45 - 3:45 P.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-173A, "Spent
Fuel Storage Pool for Operating Facilities" (Open) - The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed resolution of Generic Safety Issue-173A and the
response to ACRS comments and recommendations included in the June 20, 2000
ACRS report on this matter.
4:00 - 7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) - The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during
this meeting as well as proposed reports on Reactor Oversight Process, EPRI
Report on Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer Issues, and Response
to the August 8, 2001 EDO response to the June 19, 2001 ACRS letter on Risk-Based
Performance Indicators.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
8:30 - 8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open) - The ACRS Chairman will make remarks regarding the conduct of the
meeting.8:35 - 10:30 A.M.: Interim Review of the License Renewal Application
for the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant and Westinghouse Topical Reports
Related to License Renewal (Open) - The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the Florida
Power and Light Company regarding the license renewal application for the
Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4, Westinghouse Topical Reports
related to license renewal, and the associated staff's Safety Evaluation Reports.
10:50 - 11:20 A.M.: Subcommittee Report (Open) - Report by the Chairman
of the ACRS Subcommittee on Materials and Metallurgy regarding the results
of the September 26, 2001 meeting during which several matters associated
with steam generator tube integrity issues, including revised Steam Generator
Action Plan were discussed.
11:20 A.M. - 12:00 Noon: Safety Culture and Risk-Informing General
Design Criteria (Open) - The Committee will hear a presentation by
and hold discussions with Mr. J. N. Sorensen, ACRS Senior Fellow, regarding
his draft reports on safety culture and on risk-informing General Design
Criteria of Appendix A to 10
CFR Part 50.
1:00 - 1:45 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures
Subcom-mittee (Open) - The Committee will discuss the recommendations
of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration
by the full Committee during future meetings. Also, it will hear a report
of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct
of ACRS business, and organizational and personnel matters relating to the
ACRS.
1:45 - 2:00 P.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations
(Open) - The Committee will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director
for Operations (EDO) to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS
reports and letters. The EDO responses are expected to be made available to
the Committee prior to the meeting.
2:15 - 3:15 P.M.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC Commissioners
(Open) - The Committee will discuss topics for meeting with the NRC Commissioners
scheduled for December 5, 2001.
3:15 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) -
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) -
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
2:30 - 3:00 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open) - The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and matters and specific
issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability
of information permit.
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